what's the name of those weapons that wrap around a person?

Question

kinda like what batman uses sometimes, I've probably seen it in some kung fu movie too. But basically those weapons where they have weights on both ends of some string and they throw it at a person and it wraps around their legs etc.. tripping them or whatnot.

Answer 1

what you are dicribing is a bolo,it is not a weopon but the south american lasso.they throw them at the front leggs of cattle .ninjitsu has a weight chain that is use in much the same way ,but is also used as a weapon ,kinda like nunchucks .

Answer 2

bolos most likely, or a weighted chain.

I think batman's weapons are more "modernized" to be a mix of the two- if you are thinking of the bat boomerang with a rope on the end that can operate as either as If memory serves me wasn't the rope very long, longer than a bolo?

a more effective weapon however would be a weighted net like that used by the retiarii gladiator.

note that I'm not skilled in any of them, but I would rather go up against someone with a bolo or weighted chain than someone skilled with a weighted retarius net. the net seems much more versitile.

Answer 3

Yep, Bolas. Used by Argentinian cowboys for catching runaway cattle. The Japanese version seen used by Ninjas in movies is called a Manriki Gusari and has smaller metal weights attached to both ends of a metal chain.

Answer 4

Hopefully this helps:
-"The bola, or boleadora is a primitive hunting tool that was originally used by the Chinese, Eskimos and South American Indians. Bolas are a throwing device made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their appendages (legs, wings). They are most famously used by the South American gauchos. Gauchos use bolas to capture running cattle or game. Depending on the exact design, the thrower grasps the bolas either by one of the weights or in the nexus of the cords. He gives the balls momentum by swinging them and then he releases the bolas. The bola is usually used to entangle the animal's legs, but if thrown with enough force, they have been known to break bones. There is no unique design. Most bolas have two or three balls, but there are versions of up to 8 balls". *

-Etymology: American Spanish bolas, from Spanish bola ball. **

Answer 5

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Answer 6

It's called a bola. I remember hearing they were originally used by gauchos in Argentina for herding cattle and hunting.

Answer 7

In South America they are called bolos

Answer 8

Bolo, or bolos are a south american weapon. It was originally designed for bringing animals down.

Answer 9

Nunchucks?

Answer 10

It is called or known as bolos